https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 26 Jun 2026 13:13:01 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-naps-bad-nightime-sleep#post-814830 Wed, 29 May 2013 09:17:08 +0000 edelweiss 814830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@scg00387: i'm in the same boat as you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-naps-bad-nightime-sleep#post-814765 Wed, 29 May 2013 08:51:19 +0000 sandy 814765@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@aprk: when they are so little, the more sleep the better! When they are that little they mostly sleep. My pediatrician's handouts suggested limiting daytime naps to 3 hours but only if I noticed night time sleep being affected. I let LO sleep as much as she wanted (especially for her first and second nap of the day) when she was under 8 months old. After 8 months she was at 2 naps and I limited her second nap so she would be tired for bedtime. Now at 18 months she's at one nap and I always wake her by 4:00 so she will have at least 3 hours before bedtime. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-naps-bad-nightime-sleep#post-814742 Wed, 29 May 2013 08:43:04 +0000 looch 814742@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Better naps equal better nights, however, I do need to keep at least 4 hours between the last nap wakeup and bedtime. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-naps-bad-nightime-sleep#post-814739 Wed, 29 May 2013 08:41:58 +0000 NovBaby1112 814739@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@scg00387: no correlation with my LO either! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-naps-bad-nightime-sleep#post-814689 Wed, 29 May 2013 08:16:28 +0000 Crisark 814689@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Better naps = better nights for us.<br /> DD is 7 weeks and she took a 3hr nap yesterday afternoon and then slept in her crib from 9pm to 4am and then back to sleep from 5am to 7am.<br /> If I could get her nap that good every day I would lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-naps-bad-nightime-sleep#post-814568 Wed, 29 May 2013 06:53:37 +0000 heffalump 814568@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Like other's said, I've always heard one good sleep leads to another good sleep. I don't think it makes a difference to my LO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-naps-bad-nightime-sleep#post-814544 Wed, 29 May 2013 06:28:15 +0000 SleepyMonkey 814544@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@scg00387: your baby is not the only one! i've also seen zero correlation between naps and nighttime sleep with my daughter. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-naps-bad-nightime-sleep#post-814529 Wed, 29 May 2013 05:15:18 +0000 aprk 814529@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Morning update: Not so bad. He slept for 3.5 hours, ate, and then almost 5. Not his normal schedule, but I'll take it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-naps-bad-nightime-sleep#post-814345 Tue, 28 May 2013 21:18:55 +0000 aprk 814345@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't wake him up, and his second nap was about 2 hours and 15 minutes. He showed sleepy signs earlier than his "normal" bedtime tonight, and has been asleep for an hour+. Fingers crossed he continues this trend!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-naps-bad-nightime-sleep#post-814339 Tue, 28 May 2013 21:15:51 +0000 pinkb 814339@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Better naps = better night sleep for us too, as long as her last nap of the day isnt too close to bedtime. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-naps-bad-nightime-sleep#post-814336 Tue, 28 May 2013 21:14:24 +0000 immabeetoo 814336@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think my baby is the only one, but I have seen zero correlation between the two one way or the other. But I don't ever wake him anyways :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-naps-bad-nightime-sleep#post-814318 Tue, 28 May 2013 21:01:37 +0000 pl0508 814318@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Better naps better nights. Don't ever wake a sleeping baby !! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-naps-bad-nightime-sleep#post-814316 Tue, 28 May 2013 20:59:10 +0000 78h2o 814316@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, I agree, better naps = better nights in my experience. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-naps-bad-nightime-sleep#post-813970 Tue, 28 May 2013 17:23:25 +0000 aprk 813970@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ok yay! Thanks :) I'll report back in the morning. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-naps-bad-nightime-sleep#post-813966 Tue, 28 May 2013 17:23:10 +0000 dagret 813966@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm hoping it doesn't screw up nighttime sleep bc L took his first 3 hr nap in a long time today! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-naps-bad-nightime-sleep#post-813940 Tue, 28 May 2013 17:10:41 +0000 Ree723 813940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope - that's great! Sleep begets sleep so the more well rested a baby is during the day, the better they will sleep at night! Let your LO sleep and fingers crossed you get a good night tonight. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-naps-bad-nightime-sleep#post-813939 Tue, 28 May 2013 17:10:00 +0000 loveisstrange 813939@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The phrase about sleep begetting sleep is SO true, in my experience. I find it especially true in very young babies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-naps-bad-nightime-sleep#post-813935 Tue, 28 May 2013 17:08:34 +0000 MamaBehr 813935@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never ever know what to do in situations like this. Today my guys went down late and I woke them up at 4:30 because I think this will screw them up tonight. But, mine are 15 months and 3 years old. </p> <p>I guess I would let him sleep and see what happens, especially if this is the first time he has done it. Maybe he'll sleep extra well tonight because he wasn't over tired. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-naps-bad-nightime-sleep#post-813933 Tue, 28 May 2013 17:07:39 +0000 meganmp 813933@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've always found the better the naps, the better the night! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/long-naps-bad-nightime-sleep#post-813928 Tue, 28 May 2013 17:03:31 +0000 aprk 813928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A has never been a great napper ... usually 20-45 minute cat naps randomly throughout the day. Today he took a 2-hour nap while I was at lunch (yay!) and then another 30 minutes in the car. We came home and he ate and played, and then went down for another nap. He's going on 2 hours again now. </p> <p>This is unchartered territory for me. Am I screwed for sleep tonight? Should I wake him up if he goes much longer? He is 8 weeks tomorrow. </p>